All Government/DH policy articles – Page 189
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Andy Black on hospital acquired thickness
Why do some staff address patients in baby talk, or treat them as an irritant if they ask for a window to be opened? It’s because of a virulent condition that can sweep through wards like wildfire
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NewsPCT poll backs Alan Johnson on swine flu pandemic
NHS organisations are backing up health secretary Alan Johnson’s assertion this week that the UK is one of the countries most prepared to deal with a flu pandemic.
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LeaderNHS boards ignorant of brewing danger and scandal
If a major problem is brewing in your hospital, don’t bank on the board spotting it before it becomes a scandal.
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NewsDIY doctors: patients can boost NHS's value
The Budget means the NHS must get better value for money. As the need for efficiency grows, the key is to get patients with chronic illnesses to manage more of their own care
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NewsBudget puts pressure on DH central pot
The NHS’s £2.3bn contribution to the Treasury’s £5bn of planned spending cuts in 2010-11 leaves the Department of Health’s central budgets under pressure, HSJ understands.
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Michael White on the Budget crisis
A shadow Cabinet heavyweight summed up the Budget crisis with brutal clarity: “We have been paying nurses by taxing bankers’ bonuses. It’s unsustainable,” the MP observed with some sadness.
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CommentSimon Stevens on what the Budget means for health spending
So the Budget has confirmed what we already knew: there’s a major public spending crunch ahead. Spending across government is targeted to grow at just 0.7 per cent over the period 2011-12 to 2013-14.
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LeaderRose Gibb case underlines cost of failure for NHS managers
The judgement against Rose Gibb in her claim for breach of contract reinforces the accountability of senior managers for service failures, and slashes the chances of pay-offs.
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Chief executives picked to lead integrated Welsh NHS
Six chief executives have been appointed to lead the NHS in Wales as it takes a further stride away from the English system.
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NewsCrunch time: coming to terms with NHS funding cuts
Public sector spending projections raise the spectre of real terms cuts from 2011. Sally Gainsbury dissects the figures and looks at the options for the NHS as growth makes way for austerity
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CommentLisa Rodrigues on the dos and don'ts of effective communication
Leaders seem to love lists that tell them what to do – The Seven Habits of Highly Successful People, The Five Dysfunctions of a Team, and The Eighteen Challenges of Leadership to name but three of the more popular management books.
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NHS culture stifling innovation, Confed warns
The NHS is stifling innovation through an organisational culture that places barriers in the way of staff with good ideas, the NHS Confederation has warned.
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DH publishes criteria for defining failure
NHS providers with even small deficits or which get their financial forecasting wrong risk being placed “under review” through the Department of Health’s new criteria for its failure regime.
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NewsInterview: David Nicholson talks leadership
In an exclusive interview following the first meeting of the national leadership council last week, NHS chief executive David Nicholson tells HSJ what was discussed, why the council won’t become a “dustbin” for difficult issues and why all chief executives must take responsibility for leadership.
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CommentMedia Watch: swine flu
The Department of Health was quick to offer reassurance at the start of this week after warnings of a pandemic of a new killer flu virus.
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NewsLondon announces first seven polyclinics
Seven polyclinics are open or will soon be open in London.
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Agenda for Change is helping NHS be a 'progressive employer'
An independent study of Agenda for Change has found no evidence that the pay system discriminates against any staff group.
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NewsNHS IT programme given seven months to improve
The Department of Health has given the NHS IT programme seven months to make “significant progress” in installing working IT systems in hospitals.
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NewsNHS governance 'reduced to paper chase' - Audit Commission
Many NHS trust board members cannot be sure whether or not their hospital is operating within the law, the Audit Commission has found.
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Rose Gibb: what the judge said about Maidstone and the SHA
Rose Gibb said after the judgement: “This matter has been difficult for all parties and there can be no winners.” Read what the judge, Mr Justice Treacy, had to say about those involved.